It's pretty hot

So, I arrived safely in Tamil Nadu..

As I pulled up to the Trichy bus station at 4:45 am, I woke up from some bad sleep and could not find my chappels, so I got off the bus barefoot with all of my bags and took a rickshaw to Dr. Deike's house.

I stayed at Deike's house for a couple of days. They are a very nice German family who have started the International Animal Rescue shelter here. I played with the many kids at the house. The two small children have lots of Indian friends who always come to play at their house. It's been great!

Today I moved into the hotel Anaandh in Trichy (the bigger city area). I'm going to be on my own now, taking the busy buses to the shelter each morning and coming back in the early evening (4:45 pm). It is a new experience being so independent in a very populated place, learning the bus schedule, and finding my way in a place where almost no one seems to know any other language but Tamil. Not even Hindi.

It has been extremely hot here! Today, I took the bus for the first time to the rescue shelter and walked around for 2 hrs from the last bus station to find the shelter building. I was walking in the blazing sun and it was about 45 degrees Celsius today. This road had almost nothing on it, just farmers, cattle, and goats for miles. Thankfully I found the place and got some water.

I realize it is so much better to wash my clothes by hand frequently, instead of waiting until half the wardrobe needs washing. Time to go back to the hotel. Thankfully I have a tv as well so I can watch world cup futbol. Go brazil!

I am getting very dark!